Interference

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Definition

1. A wrongful act by a person who prevents or disturbs another in the performance of his usual activities, or in the conduct of his business. 2. In patent law, a situation wherein two people claim the rights to the same invention or discovery.
Context: Used in Contract Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law

Examples

  • In practice, “interference” means a wrongful act by a person who prevents or disturbs another in the performance of his usual activities, or in the conduct of his business.